The server hosting this blog was working very slowly and/or not at all over the weekend. Most of the time requests were coming up as a blank page. Initially I thought there was a problem with the configuration, and I upgraded to WordPress 1.5.2 (Strayhorn) without success. However, this morning things were back to normal [...]

Yasmina had her last appointment with the doctor following her pregnancy today. She’s likely to give birth some time from this weekend to mid next week. I’m very excited, but naturally a little apprehensive. I think I’m prepared for the changes ahead by I have some doubts in my mind about how I’m going to [...]

I won a prize in a zany blogging contest : make a story out of seven smilies. The prize was to write a blog entry for Urban Semiotic. So why not take a look at my post over there, for I am sure you will find other interesting content too. It’s a good thought provoking [...]

I was reading a post some time ago over at Jenerally Speaking and I remembered the first time I heard the story of an old schoolfriend’s tragic death. That was back in 2003. I never found out the reason why, and the press and the school where he was working as a teacher were discrete [...]

Today sees the start of this year’s Boobiethon. Random people from all over the world bare their chest to raise money for Breast Cancer awareness. Interesting concept. The Boobie-Thon homepage is work safe.